by Agency Reporter | Dec 18, 2021 | Briefing
CONDITIONS FOR MIGRANTS detained on the Kent coast after arriving in small boats remain very poor despite Home Office assurances that it would make significant improvements, according to prisons inspectors and independent monitors. The inspectors and independent...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 18, 2021 | Briefing
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT finance settlement is the annual determination of funding to local government in England from central government. The provisional settlement for 2022/23 was released on 16 December 2021, and the final settlement is expected to be laid before the...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 17, 2021 | Briefing
SCIENTISTS surveying the Mediterranean Sea have found at least four different species, including sperm whales and three species of dolphins, where TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil are set to start seismic tests to explore for oil and gas, a new Greenpeace Greece report...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 17, 2021 | Briefing
TWO MILLION CHILDREN (1.96 million) in England – one in every five – are living in overcrowded, unaffordable or unsuitable homes, according to new findings released by the National Housing Federation in its annual ‘state of the nation’ report on England’s housing...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 16, 2021 | Briefing
LEADERS FROM GLOBAL FAITH COMMUNITIES have released a letter calling on World Trade Organisation member countries to waive Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights rules. Urging countries to act before year’s end, the faith community has...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 16, 2021 | Briefing
HMP WOODHILL was found by inspectors to be struggling with problems including high levels of violence and use of force by staff, and a restricted daily regime for many prisoners, with poor access to work and education. However, most of the Buckinghamshire prison’s...
